" class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm" data-type="text" data-reactid="14"> the immigration raids carried out last week were “the keeping of a campaign promise” – a statement which puts him directly at odds with his immigration officials, who spent Saturday repeatedly insisting that the raids were long-planned and routine." class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)--sm Mt(0.8em)--sm" data-type="text" data-reactid="15">Donald Trump has declared that the immigration raids carried out last week were “the keeping of a campaign promise” – a statement which puts him directly at odds with his immigration officials, who spent Saturday repeatedly insisting that the raids were long-planned and routine. Agents from Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested hundreds of illegal immigrants across at least seven states last week – detaining people at their workplaces, arresting them in shopping centre car … [Read more...]

Image copyright Mentorn Scotland Image caption Christian Matlock grew up in Brechin in Angus but is now a bounty hunter in Virginia Christian Matlock is a bounty hunter who spends his days and nights tracking down fugitives who have skipped bail in the US state of Virginia. With his dark sunglasses, his gun and his tattoos, he looks every inch the movie stereotype of the maverick American law enforcement officer, but until seven years ago Christian lived in Brechin. He swapped the east coast of Scotland for the eastern seaboard of the US when he was 21. He worked briefly as a bouncer in Washington DC before obtaining a licence as a bail enforcement agent, often referred to as bounty hunters. They are contracted by bondsmen, money lenders who offer to cover bail money for those who can't afford it in exchange for a 10% commission. Image copyright Mentorn Scotland Image caption Scotland tattooed across Christian's fingers If the accused fails to show in court the bondsman loses the … [Read more...]

Image copyright Ben Duffy Image caption Ms Hopley crossed the finish line in Antigua A Scottish mother-of-two has broken the solo female record in a prestigious rowing race across the Atlantic. Elaine Hopley, 45, crossed the finish line of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge in Antigua on Sunday morning. Her time for the event, dubbed "the world's toughest row", was 59 days, 19 hours and 14 minutes. She was raising money for Alzheimer Scotland and completed the "totally epic" challenge in a boat named after her mother, Jan. Ms Hopley, an experienced endurance athlete from Dunblane, near Stirling, was the fastest woman to cross the Atlantic solo in the 30-year history of the race. She has two sons, Guy and Harvey, who turned seven and nine during her time at sea. She said it was hard being away from her family over Christmas and New Year. "Seeing them all here today is just fantastic," she added. Image copyright Be Duffy Image caption The 45-year-old completed the race in 59 days, … [Read more...]

China's western Xinjiang region has a long history of discord between China's authorities and the indigenous Uighur ethnic minority. Who are the Uighurs? Image copyright AFP The Uighurs are Muslims. They regard themselves as culturally and ethnically close to Central Asian nations. The region's economy has for centuries revolved around agriculture and trade, with towns such as Kashgar thriving as hubs along the famous Silk Road. In the early part of the 20th Century, the Uighurs briefly declared independence. The region was brought under the complete control of communist China in 1949. Xinjiang is officially designated an autonomous region within China, like Tibet to its south. What are their grievances? Image copyright AFP Image caption Beijing accuses exiled Uighurs including Rebiya Kadeer of whipping up trouble Activists say central government policies have gradually curtailed the Uighurs' religious, commercial and cultural activities. Beijing is accused of intensifying a … [Read more...]

Pro-Russian Steinmeier to become a President of Germany The German Foreign Minister Steinmeier is the most probable candidate for a president of the country. He has been already approved by the ruling 3-party coalition. Before that Steinmeier was called as the main adversary of Merkel on her way to the 4th term of being a Chancellor. Angela Merkel suppor
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Steinmeier in Kyiv: German FM says Ukrainian presidential election must go ahead on 25 May Speaking in Kyiv 13 May, Germany's top diplomat pledged further support for a "national dialogue" in Ukraine, where two provinces in the country's east voted for self-rule in illegal referendums over the weekend. The results of votes, widely regarded as a Kremlin-backed sham, have not recognised by
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Two Scottish bidders have made the shortlist for the next phase of the UK government's £1bn Carbon Capture Scheme (CSS) Competition. Grangemouth and Peterhead have been selected along with two other projects as potential sites to demonstrate CCS technology. The other bidders are the Teesside Low Carbon Project and the White Rose Project at Drax in North Yorkshire. A decision on which projects will go ahead will be taken in the new year. The four were narrowed down from eight after a process of evaluation that considered each project's deliverability, value for money, and the government's aim of creating a UK CCS industry in the 2020s. The final projects will now take part in intensive negotiations with the government. High potential The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Edward Davey, said the bids had been of a high quality. He said: "The projects we have chosen to take forward have all shown that they have the potential to kick-start the creation of a new CCS … [Read more...]

THESSALONIKI, Greece - Authorities in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki evacuated an estimated 75,000 people Sunday so army experts could defuse a 500-pound unexploded World War II bomb found under a gas station. The evacuation started at 7 a.m. (0500 GMT). Police went house-to-house ringing bells and knocking on doors to remind people living within a 1.2-mile radius, mostly in the western suburb of Kordelio, to leave their homes. Bomb disposal experts started work at 11.30 a.m. (0900 GMT), 90 minutes later than planned, but defused the bomb in only 30 minutes, Central Macedonia governor Apostolos Tzizikostas announced. The bomb was now going to be taken to an army firing range. “The first phase of the bomb disposal has been a total success,” Tzizikostas announced. “There remains its removal from the site. Residents will still not be allowed in their homes, because the removal and transport contains dangers.” Many people left the area in their cars, but … [Read more...]

Robert Gates, the 22nd Secretary of Defence, was the only member of George W Bush's cabinet to remain in office after President Barack Obama took charge in January 2009. Mr Obama tasked him with winding down the war in Iraq and curbing the surging violence in Afghanistan. And he gave him another challenge to match the first two: reshaping the Pentagon's budget, bloated after years of gains following the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. The US is set to withdraw the last combat troops from Iraq in August 2010, while coalition casualties in Afghanistan have risen dramatically since Mr Obama took office. Meanwhile, Mr Gates has proposed slashing by at least 50 the number of generals and admirals, cutting 10% of private contractors, and eliminating an entire major military command in Virginia. He has also sought to cut what he and Mr Obama have said are wasteful redundancies in aircraft and other weapons programmes. Bipartisan plaudits But Mr Gates' effort has run into significant … [Read more...]

Among the many reasons people across the world have been expressing outrage at the executive order on immigration signed by President Donald Trump, one of the lesser noted has been its advocacy of a "religious test" for migrants. Casey Strine Lecturer in Ancient Near Eastern History and Literature at the University of Sheffield. The latest efforts of some sections of the media to brand Oxford University a haven of over-zealous liberalism has forced Wycliffe Hall - a theologica... Ellie Backhouse Ellie is a postgrad student at Oxford. She's studying religion, plays sport and sometimes chats politics. Heads of states come and go and, as recent events in Europe show, in a rapidly changing world, that seems to be the only opportunity for compromise and peaceful transition toward the new global realities. Yet if Erdogan would still manage to eat his cake and have it too, perhaps to everybody's surprise, he will be able to surpass Ataturk's legacy too. I've come away with too … [Read more...]

Posted February 12, 2017 19:23:20 Central Coast Mariners have won their third-straight win, as Paul Okon's men defeated Western Sydney Wanderers 2-0 away from home on Sunday afternoon. Irish striker Roy O'Donovan broke an extended deadlock, scoring his ninth and 10th goals of the season to help his side get all three points at Sydney Showgrounds. The Wanderers had the better of the game in the first half, with the home side having four shots to one and two shots on target to none. Unfortunately for the home crowd, neither chance was converted, and the game was scoreless at half-time. The Wanderers had an early chance in the second half, with Mitch Nichols spraying a shot over the bar after 55 minutes. Brendon Santalab had another great chance eight minutes later - Jack Clisby ran down the left, and swung a great cross in to Santalab at the back post, but his volley from close range went narrowly wide. The Wanderers were punished almost immediately, with defender Jonathan … [Read more...]

The Archaeological Survey of India, the organisation in-charge of protecting ancient monuments in India, surprisingly does not have any record of the demarcated area around the Taj Mahal in Agra in which new construction is strictly prohibited. A citizen had filed an RTI application before the Central Information Commission (CIC) seeking information about the demarcated area around the Taj Mahal where construction is not allowed. The fact that the ASI did not have any record of the demarcated area came up during the hearing of the RTI application. The RTI applicant sought information about the demarcation of the 500-metre long boundary around the Taj Mahal, which was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for his wife Mumtaz Mahal, where any kind of construction is prohibited. The ASI's Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) said that the "record" was not available with them, the Press trust of India reported. Information Commissioner Sridhar Acharyulu, upset by the ASI's response, said … [Read more...]

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean prosecutors investigating the corruption scandal involving impeached President Park Geun-hye said Sunday that they plan to summon Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong again as they look into bribery allegations between Park and the country's largest business group. Lee, the billionaire vice chairman of technology giant Samsung Electronics, will be summoned along with two other group officials on Monday morning, said Lee Kyu-chul, the spokesman of the prosecution team. Investigators had sought to arrest Lee when they summoned him last month, but a court ruled there wasn't enough evidence to justify Lee's arrest at that point. Investigators will question Lee over new findings they made in the past few weeks and may consider requesting an arrest warrant for him again, said the prosecution spokesman. The investigators also want to question Park in person, but have yet to agree with her office on how and when to do it. On Friday, prosecutors filed a lawsuit … [Read more...]

Paul Krugman Talks 2016 Race, Donald Trump on 'What'd You Miss' (08/16/16) Today on 'What'd You Miss?' Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discusses the 2016 campaign, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton's agendas, the state of the global economy, and the impact of monetary policy. 'What'd You Miss?' co-hosts Joe Weisenthal and Scarlet Fu get you caught up on the mos
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Paul Krugman with Gillian Tett: The State of the Economy As one of the world's leading economists, Professor Krugman's work as an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times has so often explained in clear and concise terms the economic issues that affect us all — especially in these times of global uncertainty. As we head towards the election, hear his views
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Paul Krugman Attacks Bernie Sanders Paul Krugman has a new article in the New York … [Read more...]